Letter from John Muir to [James] Murdock, 1904 Jul 26.

• Main Author: Muir, John
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Scholarly Commons 1904
• Subjects: Environmentalist; naturalist; travel; conservation; national parks; John Muir; history; correspondence; letters; glaciers; Alaska
• Online Access: https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/2838; https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/muir-correspondence/article/3837/viewcontent/muir14_0428_trans.pdf

Martinez, CaliforniaJuly 26, 1904Dear Mr Murdock;I'm glad you are coming West again & that I shall have the pleasure of seeing you. It seems to me however that the middle of August is rather late to start on such a journey; for it would be the first of September at best before you reached the Yellowstone, & though the weather is often good through that month or even later sometimes it is rough & blustery with snow or sheet, for the Park lies at an elevation of about 8000 feet, & the cold might make you shorten your visit. Perhaps you had better wait until next spring & start about the middle of May with all the summer before you, go into the Yellowstone Park in June & stay at least two weeks then from Seattle go to Alaska & see the glaciers etc of that wonderful country This trip will be only a fine rest -- a sail in a good steamer over calm inland waters through glorious reviving scenery, & then come to my house & I'll tell you some more--As for traveling companions you will find many good ones on these famous excursions. But anyhow whether this year or next I'll be delighted to see both you & your wife-With thanks for the Bass & Bell rocks I am faithfully yours,John Muir10036